| NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | | Details | | Current champion(s) | Mike Quackenbush | | Date won | May 11, 2007 | | Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance | | Date established | 1945 | | Statistics | | Most reigns | Danny Hodge (8 times) | | First champion(s) | Ken Fenelon | | Longest reign | Danny Hodge (1450 days) | | Shortest reign | Dory Funk (6 days) | | The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was for the lighter wrestlers. It started in 1945 and still exists today[1]. The title was unified with the National Boxing/Wrestling Association's World Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1949. To qualify to win this championship, wrestlers must weigh 220 lb or under. [edit] Title history | Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | | Ken Fenelon | 1 | ca. 1945 | N/A | Fenelon was awarded the title by Pinkie George, founder of the NWA. | | Marshall Estep | 1 | May 30, 1945 | Toronto, IA | | Larry Tillman | 1 | January 1, 1946 | Unknown | | Ken Fenelon | 2 | March 11, 1946 | Des Moines, IA | | Marshall Estep | 2 | January 6, 1947 | Des Moines, IA | | Ray Steele | 1 | March 24, 1947 | Des Moines, IA | | Marshall Estep | 3 | April 28, 1947 | Des Moines, IA | | Billy Goelz | 1 | ca. March 16, 1948 | Unknown | | Leroy McGuirk | 1 | December 28, 1949 | Des Moines, IA | Unifies National Boxing/Wrestling Association's World Junior Heavyweight Championship into National Wrestling Alliance title. | | Vacated on February 7, 1950 when McGuirk is blinded in a car accident. | | Verne Gagne | 1 | November 13, 1950 | Tulsa, OK | Defeats Sonny Myers in a tournament final. | | Danny McShain | 1 | November 19, 1951 | Memphis, TN | | Baron Michele Leone | 1 | August 1953 | Los Angeles, CA | | Ed Francis | 1 | 1956 | Tulsa, OK | | Mike DiBiase | 1 | 1956 | Oklahoma City, OK | | Mike Clancy | 1 | 1957 | Little Rock, AR | | Fred Blassie | 1 | March 26, 1957 | Nashville, TN | | Immediately held up due to a controversial finish. | | Mike Clancy | 2 | April 9, 1957 | Nashville, TN | Defeated Fred Blassie in a rematch. | | Angelo Savoldi | 1 | February 1958 | Oklahoma City, OK | | Dory Funk | 1 | June 5, 1958 | Amarillo, TX | | Angelo Savoldi | 2 | July 11, 1958 | Oklahoma City, OK | | Ivan the Terrible | 1 | February 20, 1959 | Oklahoma City, OK | | Angelo Savoldi | 3 | March 6, 1959 | Oklahoma City, OK | | Danny Hodge | 1 | July 22, 1960 | Oklahoma City, OK | | Hiro Matsuda | 1 | July 11, 1964 | Tampa, FL | | Danny Hodge | 2 | April 23, 1965 | Tulsa, OK | | Lorenzo Parente | 1 | November 23, 1965 | Little Rock, AR | | Danny Hodge | 3 | ca. January 1966 | Little Rock, AR | | Lorenzo Parente | 2 | January 14, 1966 | Tulsa, OK | | Joe McCarthy | 1 | February 12, 1966 | Unknown | | Danny Hodge | 4 | May 1966 | Little Rock, AR | | Umanosuke Ueda | 1 | January 23, 1970 | Tulsa, OK | | Danny Hodge | 5 | January 30, 1970 | Unknown | | Sputnik Monroe | 1 | July 13, 1970 | Shreveport, LA | | Danny Hodge | 6 | 1970 | Unknown | | Roger Kirby | 1 | May 20, 1971 | New Orleans, LA | | Ramon Torres | 1 | September 10, 1971 | Monroe, LA | | Dr. X | 1 | December 3, 1971 | Oklahoma City, OK | | Danny Hodge | 7 | March 20, 1972 | Shreveport, LA | | Ken Mantell | 1 | December 19, 1973 | Jackson, MS | On September 17, 1974, Mantell lost a title match to Wrestling Pro via a disputed decision; this title change is only recognized in the Gulf Coast territory. Mantell defeated Pro on November 5, 1974 to become the undisputed champion. | | Hiro Matsuda | 2 | June 14, 1975 | St. Petersburg, FL | | Danny Hodge | 8 | March 2, 1976 | Shreveport, LA | | Vacated on March 15, 1976 when Hodge retires after suffering a broken neck in a car accident. | | Pat Barret | 1 | September 28, 1976 | New Orleans, LA | Defeated Nelson Royal in a tournament final. | | Ron Starr | 1 | December 2, 1976 | New Orleans, LA | | Nelson Royal | 1 | December 6, 1976 | New Orleans, LA | Royal lost a title match to Chavo Guerrero in April 1978 and regained it later that year; whether these changes are official is disputed. | | Al Madril | 1 | June 25, 1978 | Houston, TX | | Nelson Royal | 2 | July 28, 1979 | Unknown | Royal won via forfeit when Madril was too sick to attend a rematch. | | Vacated in December, 1979 when Royal retires. | | Ron Starr | 2 | February 11, 1980 | Tulsa, OK | Defeated Les Thornton in a tournament final. | | Les Thornton | 1 | March 1980 | Unknown | Thornton won via forfeit. | | Jerry Stubbs | 1 | January 26, 1981 | Mobile, AL | | Les Thornton | 2 | January 31, 1981 | Dothan, AL | | Terry Taylor | 1 | June 7, 1981 | Roanoke, VA | | Les Thornton | 3 | June 20, 1981 | Roanoke, VA | | Gerald Brisco | 1 | September 16, 1981 | Miami, FL | | Les Thornton | 4 | October 16, 1981 | Knoxville, TN | During a tour of Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council, Thornton lost to and then defeated Joe Lightfoot on November 7 and 14; whether these matches were for the NWA or WWC junior heavyweight title is disputed. | | Tiger Mask | 1 | May 25, 1982 | Shizuoka, Japan | In 1982, some North American promoters declared the title vacant due to Tiger Mask wrestling for the WWF; however, during an annual meeting between the NWA and New Japan Pro Wrestling, it's announced that Tiger Mask is still recognized as the official champion. | | Vacated on April 3, 1983 when Tiger Mask is injured two days prior. | | Tiger Mask | 2 | June 2, 1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi in a decision match. | | Vacated on August 12, 1983 when Tiger Mask retires. | | The Cobra | 1 | November 3, 1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Davey Boy Smith in a decision match. Around this time, Les Thornton is recognized by promoters in the US as champion; this unofficial lineage eventually comes to Denny Brown, who wins the title on November 22, 1984. | | Hiro Saito | 1 | July 28, 1985 | Osaka, Japan | | The Cobra | 2 | July 28, 1985 | Osaka, Japan | | Vacated on August 1, 1985. | | Denny Brown | 1 | August 1985 | N/A | Recognized as champion by NWA vice president Shohei Baba due to his disputed status as champion in America. | | Gary Royal | 1 | August 15, 1985 | St. Louis, MO | | Denny Brown | 2 | September 15, 1985 | Atlanta, GA | | Steve Regal | 1 | August 2, 1986 | Atlanta, GA | | Denny Brown | 3 | September 1, 1986 | Greenville, SC | | Lazer Tron | 1 | March 7, 1987 | Atlanta, GA | | Vacated in 1987 when Tron leaves World Championship Wrestling. | | Nelson Royal | 3 | October 16, 1987 | N/A | Royal was awarded the title. Leaves WCW in 1988, at which point Masanobu Fuchi, the reigning AJPW Junior Champion, is disputably recognized as the new champion; however, Royal continues defending the title across the country until 1989, when it is abandoned. | | Abandoned in 1989. | | Masayoshi Motegi | 1 | August 30, 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated El Hijo del Santo in a tournament final when the NWA revives the title. | | The Great Sasuke | 1 | August 2, 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Wins an 8-man tournament to decide the first J-Crown holder, a combination of eight junior heavyweight titles. These titles are still technically considered separate, as opposed to one unified championship, and continue to be defended. | | Último Dragón | 1 | October 11, 1996 | Osaka, Japan | | Jushin Liger | 1 | January 4, 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Dragón at Wrestling World. | | El Samurai | 1 | July 6, 1997 | Sapporo, Japan | | Shinjiro Otani | 1 | August 10, 1997 | Nagoya, Japan | | Vacated on November 5, 1997 when the J-Crown is dematerialized. | | Logan Caine | 1 | March 5, 1999 | Parkersburg, WV | Defeated Viper in a tournament final. | | Stripped on October 28, 1999 due to no-showing a title defense against Vince Kaplack. | | Vince Kaplack | 1 | October 28, 1999 | Pittsburgh, PA | Defeated Chris Hero as a replacement for Logan Caine. | | Tony Kozina | 1 | January 14, 2000 | North Versailles, PA | | Rockford 2000 | 1 | July 22, 2000 | Surrey, BC | | Tony Kozina | 2 | August 30, 2000 | N/A | Awarded when NWA officials review the tape of a title match between Rockford and Kozina on August 26. | | Vince Kaplack | 2 | October 14, 2000 | Nashville, TN | Won the title at the NWA 52nd Anniversary Show. | | Rocky Reynolds | 1 | April 7, 2001 | Pennsboro, WV | | Mike Thunder | 1 | May 4, 2001 | North Richland Hills, TX | | Lex Lovett | 1 | August 21, 2001 | Tampa, FL | | Jason Rumble | 1 | October 13, 2001 | Saint Petersburg, FL | Defeated Lovett, Jimmy Rave, Brandon K & BJ Turner in a five-way match at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show. | | Rocky Reynolds | 2 | February 2, 2002 | Titusville, PA | | Jason Rumble | 2 | February 16, 2002 | Malden, MA | | Rocky Reynolds | 3 | April 6, 2002 | Parkersburg, WV | | Jimmy Rave | 1 | June 29, 2002 | Cornelia, GA | Defeated Reynolds and Jeremy Lopez in a three-way match. | | Star | 1 | August 10, 2002 | Columbia, TN | | Jimmy Rave | 2 | August 17, 2002 | Columbia, TN | | Brother Love | 1 | January 18, 2003 | Greenville, MS | | Rocky Reynolds | 4 | June 7, 2003 | Parkersburg, WV | | Chris Draven | 1 | August 2, 2003 | Parkersburg, WV | | Jerrelle Clark | 1 | January 10, 2004 | Saint Petersburg, FL | | Jason Rumble | 3 | October 17, 2004 | Winnipeg, MB | Defeated Clark and Vance Desmond in a three-way match at the NWA 56th Anniversary Show. | | Black Tiger | 1 | August 25, 2005 | Columbia, TN | Wins IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on October 8. | | Tiger Mask IV | 1 | February 19, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Also wins IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. | | Mike Quackenbush | 1 | May 11, 2007 | Portage, IN | [edit] List of top reigns As of November 28, 2009 | Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost | | Danny Hodge | 1,450 | July 22, 1960 | July 11, 1964 | | Mike Quackenbush | 932+ | May 11, 2007 | Current champion | | Danny Hodge | 639 | March 20, 1972 | December 19, 1973 | | The Cobra | 633 | November 3, 1983 | July 28, 1985 | | Nelson Royal | 566 | December 6, 1976 | June 25, 1978 | | Ken Mantell | 542 | December 19, 1973 | June 14, 1975 | | Angelo Savoldi | 504 | March 6, 1959 | July 22, 1960 | | Tiger Mask IV | 446 | February 19, 2006 | May 11, 2007 | | Al Madril | 398 | June 25, 1978 | July 28, 1979 | | Verne Gagne | 371 | November 13, 1950 | November 19, 1951 | | Masayoshi Motegi | 338 | August 30, 1995 | August 2, 1996 | | Denny Brown | 321 | September 15, 1985 | August 2, 1986 | | Tiger Mask | 313 | May 25, 1982 | April 3, 1983 | | Jason Rumble | 312 | October 17, 2004 | August 25, 2005 | | Ken Fenelon | 301 | March 11, 1946 | January 6, 1947 | | Hiro Matsuda | 286 | July 11, 1964 | April 23, 1965 | | Jerrelle Clark | 281 | January 10, 2004 | October 17, 2004 | | Hiro Matsuda | 262 | June 14, 1975 | March 2, 1976 | | Logan Caine | 237 | March 5, 1999 | October 28, 1999 | | Angelo Savoldi | 224 | July 11, 1958 | February 20, 1959 | | Les Thornton | 221 | October 16, 1981 | May 25, 1982 | | Marshall Estep | 216 | May 30, 1945 | January 1, 1946 | | Danny Hodge | 214 | April 23, 1965 | November 23, 1965 | | Tony Kozina | 190 | January 14, 2000 | July 22, 2000 | | Denny Brown | 187 | September 1, 1986 | March 7, 1987 | | Jushin Liger | 183 | January 4, 1997 | July 6, 1997 | | Black Tiger IV | 178 | August 28, 2005 | February 19, 2006 | | Vince Kaplack | 175 | October 14, 2000 | April 7, 2001 | | Danny Hodge | 164 | January 30, 1970 | July 13, 1970 | | Chris Draven | 161 | August 2, 2003 | January 10, 2004 | | Jimmy Rave | 154 | August 17, 2002 | January 18, 2003 | | Brother Love | 140 | January 18, 2003 | June 7, 2003 | | Les Thornton | 127 | January 31, 1981 | June 7, 1981 | | Nelson Royal | 126 | July 28, 1979 | December 1, 1979 | | Roger Kirby | 113 | May 20, 1971 | September 10, 1971 | | Jason Rumble | 112 | October 13, 2001 | February 2, 2002 | | Mike Thunder | 109 | May 4, 2001 | August 21, 2001 | | Dr. X | 108 | December 3, 1971 | March 20, 1972 | | Les Thornton | 88 | June 20, 1981 | September 16, 1981 | | Shinjiro Otani | 87 | August 10, 1997 | November 5, 1997 | | Último Dragón | 85 | October 11, 1996 | January 4, 1997 | | Ramon Torres | 84 | September 10, 1971 | December 3, 1971 | | Rocky Reynolds | 84 | April 6, 2002 | June 29, 2002 | | Vince Kaplack | 78 | October 28, 1999 | January 14, 2000 | | Marshall Estep | 77 | January 6, 1947 | March 24, 1947 | | Tiger Mask | 71 | June 2, 1983 | August 12, 1983 | | The Great Sasuke | 70 | August 2, 1996 | October 11, 1996 | | Larry Tillman | 69 | January 1, 1946 | March 11, 1946 | | Pat Barret | 65 | September 28, 1976 | December 2, 1976 | | Rocky Reynolds | 56 | June 7, 2003 | August 2, 2003 | | Lex Lovett | 53 | August 21, 2001 | October 13, 2001 | | Jason Rumble | 49 | February 16, 2002 | April 6, 2002 | | Jimmy Rave | 42 | June 29, 2002 | August 10, 2002 | | Leroy McGuirk | 41 | December 28, 1949 | February 7, 1950 | | Tony Kozina | 39 | August 30, 2000 | October 14, 2000 | | Dory Funk | 36 | June 5, 1958 | July 11, 1958 | | Ray Steele | 35 | March 24, 1947 | April 28, 1947 | | El Samurai | 35 | July 6, 1997 | August 10, 1997 | | Gary Royal | 31 | August 15, 1985 | September 15, 1985 | | Gerald Brisco | 30 | September 16, 1981 | October 16, 1981 | | Steve Regal | 30 | August 2, 1986 | September 1, 1986 | | Lorenzo Parente | 29 | January 14, 1966 | February 12, 1966 | | Rocky Reynolds | 27 | April 7, 2001 | May 4, 2001 | | Ivan the Terrible | 14 | February 20, 1959 | March 6, 1959 | | Rocky Reynolds | 14 | February 2, 2002 | February 16, 2002 | | Danny Hodge | 13 | March 2, 1976 | March 15, 1976 | | Terry Taylor | 13 | June 7, 1981 | June 20, 1981 | | Umanosuke Ueda | 7 | January 23, 1970 | January 30, 1970 | | Star | 7 | August 10, 2002 | August 17, 2002 | | Jerry Stubbs | 5 | January 26, 1981 | January 31, 1981 | | Ron Starr | 4 | December 2, 1976 | December 6, 1976 | | The Cobra | 4 | July 28, 1985 | August 1, 1985 | | Fred Blassie | <1 | March 26, 1957 | | Hiro Saito | <1 | July 28, 1985 | [edit] List of top combined reigns As of September 10, 2009 | Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days | | 1. | Danny Hodge | 5 | 2,480 | | 2. | Mike Quackenbush | 1 | 932+ | | 3. | Angelo Savoldi | 2 | 728 | | 4. | The Cobra | 2 | 637 | | 5. | Nelson Royal | 1 | 566 | | 6. | Hiro Matsuda | 2 | 548 | | 7. | Ken Mantell | 1 | 542 | | 8. | Denny Brown | 2 | 508 | | 9. | Jason Rumble | 3 | 473 | | 10. | Tiger Mask IV | 1 | 446 | | 11. | Les Thornton | 3 | 436 | | 12. | Al Madril | 1 | 398 | | 13. | Tiger Mask | 2 | 384 | | 14. | Verne Gagne | 1 | 371 | | 15. | Masayoshi Motegi | 1 | 338 | | 16. | Ken Fenelon | 1 | 301 | | 17. | Marshall Estep | 2 | 293 | | 18. | Jerrelle Clark | 1 | 281 | | 19. | Vince Kaplack | 2 | 253 | | 20. | Logan Caine | 1 | 237 | | 21. | Tony Kozina | 2 | 229 | | 22. | Jimmy Rave | 2 | 196 | | 23. | Jushin Liger | 1 | 183 | | 24. | Rocky Reynolds | 4 | 181 | | 25. | Black Tiger IV | 1 | 178 | | 26. | Chris Draven | 1 | 161 | | 27. | Brother Love | 1 | 140 | | 28. | Roger Kirby | 1 | 113 | | 29. | Mike Thunder | 1 | 109 | | 30. | Dr. X | 1 | 108 | [edit] See also [edit] References - ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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